Fruit-s eeder



UNITED Srarns PATENT OFFICE..

` ALBERT-nemer, or crncAediLLiNois;

FRUITLSEEDER.

` SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 549,680, dated November 12, 1895. I Application filed March l5, 1891i. Serial No. 503,731. (No model.)

1'0 (LLL `wltom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT MORLEY, a citizen of thel United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful lin provements in Fruit-Sceders, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to seedingdevic es, 'and particularly to a device adapted for seeding raisins-and the like. lt is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinseparated, as indicated iu Fig, 2, but they may Figure l is a view of the device bein inserted int-o the fruit. Fig. 2 is Ya longitu inal -be on but one of the pieces, if that should be section. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is an enlarged det-ail of the seeding cavity and point.

in all the figures.

.A l are spring finger-'pieces'. securedl together at their ends C D in any desired manner-as, for example, by being braced together-the part D being prolonged at E and bent over, so as to inclose the end of the part C. Each" of these :finger-pieces is formedat its outer end so las to present-a seed-cavityF and terminates in a point G. l

Il is the fruit or raisin having the seeds J J. I K is the relatively-sharp edge of the seeding-cavity.

The use. and operation of my invention are as follows The two iinger-pieees are normally be forced `together even more closely than indicatednin Fig. l, and when thetwo points G G are thus forced together the exterirs of the seeding-cavitiesform the sharp'pbn'ical point easily adapted to be'forced into the fruit until the point comes into close proximity withthe seeds. By relaxing the grasp on the device at? this momentthe springs will. separate the seeding-cavities, whereupon the device may be pushed a' little farther-in and then the parts compressed, and the seeds will be gatheredinto the' recess formed by the two'cavitiesaud the instrument withdrawn. Y 4This process may be continued without stopping to r/emove' the seeds,

ber can .be carried in the cavities, and when v asa considerable num- Like parts' are indicated by the same letter the volume of seeds is excessive they will fall from the cavity.. The lsharp edge or outline of the cavities prevents the seeds from lodging and compels them to descend into the cavities proper.

' It is evident that the device can be'sonreaval whataltered without departing from the spirit of my inventin, and l do not wish to be lim- The springs should be strong enough to sepa# rate the pieces when they are inserted in the fruit. A'

It is obvious that the seeding-cavity could found to be more desirable.

I claimy I. As a new article of manufacture, a seeder consisting of two parts normally separated 'ited'to the precise proportions of the parts. v

and adapt-ed to be forced together, the ends v of the two parts forming together a point with the seed receiving cavity between them.

2. As a newarticle of manufacture, a seeder consisting of two spring finger pieces normallyseparated and provided cach with a seeding cavity, said seeding cavity so formed that when the parts are forced together a conicall point with said cavity therein, is formed.

S. As a new article of manufacture, a seeder consisting of two spring iin ger pieces normally separated and provided each with a seeding.

cavity, said seeding cavity so formed that when the two parts are forced together, a conical point with said cavity therein.is formed,

said seeding cavities provided with relatively sharp edges.

4'. As a new article of manufacture, a seeder consisting of two spring. finger pieces connected together at one end, the other ends bei ing normally separated, each of said latter ends provided with a seeding cavity, said cavities so formed. that when the two ends are brought together, they lforma sharpvpeirrt-ge hich can be easily insented inthe fruit to be seeded.

y ALBERT MORLEY. Witnesses:

WALTER J. GUNTHORP, `ALICE H. Granules'.l 

